1938-12-15 — Page 36

Thursday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 15, 1938.

POST

CLASSIFIED | NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ITALY INCREASES

ADVERTISEMENTS 25 words $2.00

for 3 days prepaid

TUITION GIVEN. "DANCING IN 6 HOURS—Rapid Lessons. Beginners A Speciality." Advanced Courses. Modern Ballroom Tango, Tag. Ex- pert. Tuition. Apply-Tony's Dance Studio, China Building, 0th Floor, 12-A.

FOR SALE.

GRAF ZEPPELIN-Collection of 54 flown covers mounted on Victor Rex album for $150. For Sale at Graca & Co., 10 Wyndham Street, Hongkong. Established 1800,

LETTERS

Gifts for Chinese Bazaar

Sir, The Hongkong Telegraph publicity to very kindly gave the scheme of sending a Chinese Bazaar to the China Campaign Com- to raise mittee of Great Britain,

the Chinese Red Crosa money for

under Medeal Relief Commisslon, the directorship of Dr. R. K. S. Lim,

cor

should like to inform all those friends in Hongkong and in particular the Hongkong Chinese Women's Club, the National Women's Relief Association, the Hongkong Chinese Women's Sol- Association, and St. dlers Relief Paul's Girls' School, who so gener- collected the Bazaar, at ously

received a a cable yesterday from the China Car

Campaign Committee stating: The Buzaur raised £300 (about 8,000 dollara H.K.) please convey our most grateful thanks to all the hel

In Hongkong." The public

iven to the Bazaor in London woulted in the China Ald

of

G.

NOTICE.

R.

in connection with the recon- struction of the Macdonnoli Road Bridge It is hereby notified that that portion of Macdonnell Road passing over the Peak Tramway

will be closed to motor traffic from

December until further 15th notice.

T. H. KING, Commissioner of Police,

14.12.38. Heng Kong.

G.

R.

PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale of Public Auction to

ARMAMENTS COST J.ULLMANN & CO.

TO NEW RECORD

ROME, Dec. 14.

MUSSOLINI HAS DECIDED to spend an additional £30,000,000 in armaments during 1939- 1940.

Approval for an increase in the votes for the Army, Navy and Air Force was announced to-day.

This, it is disclosed, represents only the first part in the programme for intensifying Italian armaments.

It is revealed that Mussolini Secretary for the Dominions, in ad contemplates a total extra- dressing the Victorin Longue said: ordinary expenditure of $120, but battleships, tanks,

"We are all busy about re-armament, guns und 000,000-an all time record. rifles are no good unless you have

mcn."

The announcement has caused

"Tribuna,"

He said that the Empice is a very

be held on Monday, the 19th day rejoicing in Italian newspapers powerful factor in world affairs to- "Italy intends to be armed in readiness for all eventualitics," day which is always working on the elde of peace, Justice and truth, "but boasta

and the would ask you to think what the "Lavora Fascista" stresses the fact Empire might mean to world affairs that the Fascist regime has raised the if Canada has a population of 40,- nation's military might to an hitherto 000,000, Australia 30,000.000 and the

Union unattainable level-Trans-Occan.

of South Africa between and 30,000,000."--Reuter 20,000,000 Special.

of December, 1938, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at n Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.

Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dispo- wal of the tot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be required authorised to deposit with an allleer who will be present at the sale, tho sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in ensh. This suni will be refunded on payment of

du Peuple Chinois in Parks asking the Purchase price.

for similar Bazuura.

the Again

Chinese Women's organisations with the Y.W.C.A. huve responded beyond expectation-over 1,000 exquisite

gifts have been

geous

collecca.

old curios,

anderin

rare

Priceless porcelains, gur- scrolls and many collectors,

given by

there have been assembled at the

Y.W.C.A.. 28e

28e Bonham

Road, and will be on exhibition on December Any further contributions of Chin- ere gifts or donations for the Bazaar either in Paris or New York will ba most welcome and should be sent direct to the Y.W.C.A.

17 and 18 from 10a.m.

The

President Line have gener- to transport the cases

usly agreed to and it is expected

Ired of that the Mesangeries Maritimes will be equally generous. The cases will be sent to the Chinese Ambassadors, of France and the United States

HILDA SELWyn Clarke,

Hon. Secretary.

U.S. COMMODITY PRICES

Dec.

LATEST· CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Dec. 14.

New York Cotton

Opening Closing 8.23/22 8.43/43 8.13/13 8.24/24 8.10/11 8.20/20

Jan. (1030)

Mar. (1030)

May (1939)

7.00/00

7.90/8.01

July (1930)

7.01/01

7.70/71

7.39/30

6.65 Nom.

Oct (1039) 7.31/30 Spot

New York Rubber

DAY.

10.30/30

Mar. (1939)

.15,10/30

10.21/22

May

15.15/11

16.19/19

Sept

10.21/23

Oct.

16.23/23

Sales for the day:-4,830 tons.

Dec.

May July

Chicago Wheat

04/04% 004/00% 0715/674 001⁄44/60% 004/00%

7,702,000 bushels.

Chicago Corn

Tuesday's Sales:-

Dec.

May July

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

| No. of Sate

Kow oon Inland

Registry No.

Locality

Lot No. 4650.

Ms Tau Wai Rd. betwee Anhai Street & Chi Kinng Street, Sack Shan

Hondary

Memurstne

IN..

płaz

XMAS.

Contents in

8.175

SHOPPING HOURS,

Ammuni

טיין

els

Upset Price!

$8.175

We beg to inform our patróna that during the Christmas Season our business hours will be as follows:

From Wednesday, 14th-to-Friday, 16th December.

8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Saturday, 17th December. 8.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

From Monday, 19th to Friday,

23rd December,

9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Saturday, 24th December,

8,30a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand ... T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. India TT. USA, T.T. Manila

.18. 2%

JAPAN'S NAVY COSTS

Ur £18,336,000 Japan's navol estimates for the 1933-40 iscal ytor were also un- "Domet" nounced to-day, atatea message.

U.S. Builds Battleships

Washington, Dec. 14.

At least one, and perhaps both of the two battleships which are to lead The extraordinary budget arising the new naval construction pro- out of the Sin-Japanese war rails crumme of 24 ships will have u dia- for an expenditure of £18,330,000, plue: ment of 45.000 tons, according which execed: the ordinary expendito Navy Department circles as re- ture by £3,000,000. Total expend|-| vealed by the New York "Herald ture is estimated at £34,000,000. Tribune

BRITAIN CALLS FOR MEN The programie is to be presented

Landon, Dec, 14.

Congress

persion. Routle next The Duke of Devonshire, Under- Special.

to

WAR ON PROFITEERING Nazis Go after the Shop-Keepers

VIENNA, Dec. 14. DRACONIC MEASURES to prevent unjustified increase of prices have been taken by the National-Socialist regional leaders in Vienna and Globocnik, according to an announcement made to-day, which states that regional leaders, accompanied by various officials, paid within the last few days surprise visits to several shops and department stores in order to investigate numerous complaints made on the subject.

H.K. Stock Market

As a result of this investigation, It added, exemplary penalties have been inflicted on shop-keepers found guilty of profiteering at the expense of the public. Thus the owner of two shops dealing in women's hats were each ned 10,000 reichmarks, while a third owner was reichmarks. It is further stated that fined 5.000 during the past three months, shops have been compulsorily closed for illegally raising their prices. $1,305 n. The total number of convictions for £70 n. the same offence in the same period amounted to about 3,000 and fines £274 totalling 45,000 reichmarks were-im- C3 posed, in addition to the big Anes $88 n. mentioned above.Trans-Ocean.

The following quotations were issued on the Hongkong Stock Market this morning:

BANKS

1.K. Banks H.K. Banks, Lon. Chartered...

Mercantile, A. & B. Mercantile, C.

East Asia...

Canton

Union

INSURANCES

China, Underwriters H.K. Five

Douglas,

SHIPPING

Steamboats Indo-Chinas, P.

Indo-Chinas, D. Shell Bearers Waterboats

DOCKS ETC.

Wharves Docks, (old) Docks, (new) Pro. (old)

Pro, (new) New Eng. Sh, Sha, Docks, Sh. Kailan, Raubs

Venz: Goldfeld Hongkong Mines

MINING

Antamoks Atoks Baguio Gold, Benguet Con. Coco Grove Con. Mines Dem. IXL

Gumaus

29 n.

$210 n.

..$405 8.

.75 cls. n.

.$182 n.

.$004 b.

STOCK MARKET REPORT

20

The Hongkong Stock Exchange

$10 n. Jometal summary issued at 12.30 p.m.

$60 n.yesterday, says:

$24 n. The market was a

shade quieter

81/3 n. during the short session, but prices

$9 n generally were well maintained.

.$117 5.

$18 b. $1734 n. ....$0 b.l

.55.00 11. $5.00 n. $100 n.

s/- 18/n. xd. .$0.350. xd. .$3 n. .7% cts. n.

.P. 50. so. .P. 25 sa. 33.

P. 2214

P. .12.40 83. Xã. P. 45 sa. P. .0035

1935 sa.

P. 27 sa.

P. 65 sa.

P. 13 sa, Į

1.74 ex, div, 'sa.

Bayer

IK. Fire Insurance $180

Douglases 160

HK, Docks 18

Providenta (Old) $5

H. & S. Hotels $6.70

II.K. Lands $3574

K. Realties $5

Star Ferries

71%

Sandakan Lights #11.30

HK. Ropes $45% Watsons 37.30

Entertainments 30.30

HK. Govt, 4 Loan 65% pm. IK. Govt. 34%er

Loan par.

ILK. Fire Insurance $182 Humphreys $9

Lane, Crawfords $8 Constructions $15

"Valen

HK. Docks $10.

H. & B. Hotals $6,

China Lights (Old) $10

IK. Electrics $59

11.K. Ropes $4%%

Watsons ST.30

Antamok Pa

Atoka 25

Bengust Consolidated 1250'

Coco Grove

More

than

1,000

DIFFERENT

STYLES

of

GOOD

WATCHES

PRICES,

OFFICE.

STRAITS AND INDIA] (By Imperial Airways Bertice)

FIRST CLASS MAIL. ¦ CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL/FOR: The Public are reminded that] sculed letters and packetą, irrespec- live of contents, are classified as first class mall and must be prepaid KS such.

The Last Christmas Letic Mait (15 cents per half-ounce) for Straits CHRISTMAS LETTER MAIL FOR and India by the "Imperial. Airways GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA "une" will be closed as follows:

Registered Mail 6.00 p.m. 19th Dec. (By Imperial Airways Service) The last Christmas Letter Mall (18 Ordinary Mall 7.00 pm 19th Dec.

11 This mall duo to

at cents per half-ounce) for Great Britain and Australia by the "im-Singapore and Penang on, December perial Airways Plane" will be closed 21, and Calcutta on December 22,

1038. as follows:

Registered Mall.. 5 p.m., Dec. 18. Ordinary Mail... 7 p.m., Dec. 15. This mail is due to arrive at Lon- don on December 22, and Sydney on December 24, 1038.

mails

MAIL FOR CANTON Registered and ordinary (not Injured or Parecis) will be ne- cepted for Canton and despatched os circumstances permit.

DAI

VIA SIBERIA ROUTE Letters and Postcards for Europe (except Great Britala and Eiro) and South America are forwarded "vies Siberia 11 zo superscribed.

OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Malls are closed 15 minutes earlier than the MAIL LETTERS

time given below unless otherwis Ordinary letter mall only for West stated, and where mails are advertis Kwanglung, Kwongsi, Szechwan. rd to close at or before 9, a.m., re Kwelchow and Hunan will be aegistered and parcel malls are closed

at 5 pm. on the previous diy. cepted at senders' risk.

INWARD MAILS

From

Straits.

Air Mail by. "Imperial Airways

Per

Helenus

Dac.

December 15.

Direct Service-Londen date, Imperial Airways Plane December 18.. 8th December.

Straits and Europe vin Negapatam (Papers etc.), London date, 17th November.

Haiphong, Pakhoi như Hoshow

Manla

Japan, Shanghal and Formosa... Straits and London Parceis-London

date, Nov. 10.

Manila

Air Mail by "Imperial Airways

Direct

Service"-London

11th December.

Shanghai and Swatow

Manila

Straits

Japan and Shanghal

Shanghai and Swatow

Manila

Shanghol.

Calcutta and Straits

Japan

Haruna Muru

Klungchow

Nozima Maru

Suwa Maru

Agamemnon

Conte Blancamano

December 16..

December 16.

December 10.

.December, 18.

December 11..

December 17.

December 17..

date, Imperial Airways Plane

For

Parcels only for Germany via

Hamburg

Kwanglung

Pres. Coolidge

Anhui

Ixion

Hunan

Roseville

Glenapp

Sirdhana

Sulsong

December 17. December 17.. December 18, December December 19. December 19.

18.

December 20.

..December 20.

..December 20.

Date and Time.

OUTWARD MAILS

Per

Thursday

Scharnhorst Thurs., Dec. 15, 4.30 p.m..

Parcels and Papers only for Singa-

pore, Rangoon and Calcutta Analock....Thurs, Dec. 15, 5 p.m..

Empress of Russia Thurs., Dec. 15.

K.P.O. Reg.

Manila

.Dec. 15, 5 pm,

Ord.

.Dec. 15, 5:30 p.m.

G.P.0.

Reg.

.Dcc. 15, 5 pm.

Drd.

Dec. 15, 7. p.m.

Plane

Air Mail for "Imperial Airways Imperial Alrways

Direct Service"-duc London, 22nd December.

Thurs, Dec. 15.. K.P.O.

QUALITY

Reg.'

.Dec. 15. G P.I

Ord.

.Dec. 15, 5.30 p.m.

and

G.P.0.

Reg.

.Dec. 15, 5 p.m.

Ord.

STYLE

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways

tralla by "Imperlat Airways Direct Service-dino Sydney, 24th December.

Plane

Reg.

Ord.

Reg..

Ord.

TO PLEASE

YOU

FINE QUALITY

Foochow

Swalow

Fort Bayard

Haiphong

Esang

Holhow

Mulnam

Swatow, and Foochow

Scistan

Formosa,

Europe (except Great Britain and Eire) via Siberia,

Shanghal, Japan, and Horunn

.Dec. 15, 7 p.m..

Thurs, Doc. 15.. K.P.O.

Dec. 15, 5 p.m. Dec. 18, 5.30 p.m.-

G.P.O.

.Dec. 15, 5 pm.

Reg.,

Ord.,

Reg..

Ord.,

Alr Mall for "KIL

Direct Service"-dpe Amsterdam, 27th December.

Airways Suwa Maru

K.P.O.

Ord.,

G.F.O.

Ber...

Ord

DIAMOND

JEWELLERY

Also

Japan..

Europe via Marseilles-due Mar-

selles 15th January.

Rez

Ord.,

Reg.,

Ord.,

Kutsang

Saturday

Winnipeg Wheat

02%/03 63%/03%

ONLY

9

03/03%

T.T. France T.T. Germany T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

BUYING

4 m/s L/c London

SHOPPING DAYS

TO

CHRISTMAS

U.S. Cross rate in Lan...4.07

Panama Canal Spy. Found Guilty

Cristobal, Panama, Dec. 14. Hans Heinrich Schackow, one of the four Germans, including a girl,'|| krrosted near Fort Randolph neur. the entrance to Ute Panama Canal in October, were lo-day found guilty of espionage, following a charge of: photographing the fortifications.

Sebiotice WAS not pronounced. "pending a new trial, when the other three defendants will bo tried, in January-Reuter.

Sha, Lands

H. K. Realties Chinese Estates

UTILITIES

Traun Peak Troms (old) Peak Trams (new)

Chinn Light (new)

H.K, Electric

Macao Electric

$17.20 n. $8. $34. b,

$71/2

$23 11.

$22 n.

HI.K. Govt. 4% Loan ..0% prm. b. H.K.

LOOSE

DIAMONDS

par b. WHITE-BLUE PURE

(Lon.), B/-

10/- n. (H.K), B/-.... 3/- 1. MANILA SHARES The following quotations were re- $10.30 n. celved after the close of the morning

558 8. session through Reuters: $17,

$10.50 an.

Sandakan $1044. b. & sa, ex div. $23,50 n.

((old). Telephone Telephone (new) Tractions #/- Singapore Tref,, s/-

INDUSTRIAL

Cold: Macg.. (ord.), Sh. Cald: Macg. (Pre.). Sh. Canton IceA Cemiante Roper

STORES, &.0. Dairy Farms Watsons Sincere Crawforda

Wide On (IFF) Powell, Ltd

COTTON MILLS Ewo Cottori Sh. S'hai Cotton Bh.

n.Antamok $8.00 n. Atok 21/3 n Berulo Gold"

***Harigunt Cons. 25/- 11.000 Grove

Consolidated Mines. #14. n. Demonstration 318 EXTR

12 Paranale CluBLA LIE $1.70 n.han Mauriata $18.80 n. Bur

United, Paracala... $4.25 1.

Prices in Penol

Business Done

Dec. 14. Dec. 10..

50

4945

25

day

།

12.50

12330

感

Ling.

The following is Swan, Culbertson , Fritz' report on this morning's $25. market. $7.30 b.

The Manila market was steady

18 with prices higher. The general list was up front fractions to 21⁄2" cen- atavos, Antamok went contrary to 90 cla nithe koandjabd (was off; V centavo, VOH! while Bangniet; Consolidated" was up $10.40 10 centavos.

$100, n.

Dec. 15, 7 p.m.

Sandviken Thurs., Dec. 15, 7 pm..

Friday

Kiangsu ....Fri, Dec. 10, 8.30 am.. Shantung

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and S. Suwa Maru

Malta and Africa, Aden, Egypt,

Shanghai

Parcels and Papers for Calcutta Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A., Central and South America and (Papers only for Canada via San Francisco). due San Francisco, 5th January, 1030.

Amoy

Swalow and Tientsin

Air Mail by “Imperial

Direct Service"-due 28th December.

Fri, Dec. 16, 9.30 x

Fri, Dec. 16, 10 am.. Fri, Dec. 10, 11.30 am. Fri, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. Maru Fri, Dec. 18, Kowloon P. O.

Dec. 10, 5 p.m. .Dec. 10, 5.30 p.m. G.P.O.

.Dec. 10, 5 pm.. Dec, 10, 7 pm.

Fri, Dec. 16.

Dea. 18, 5 p.m. .Dec. 14, 5.30 p.m.

Dec, 16, 5 pm.

Dog 16, 8.30 p.m.

Fri., Dec. 16.

LP: 0.

.Dec. 10, 5 pm.. Dec. 16, 5.30 p.m. G. P. O.

.Dec. 10, 5 p... .Dec. 10, 7 p.m.. .Fri., Dec. 16, 7 pm.

Conte Biancamano

Sat, Dec. 17, 8.30 am, Talamba.....‚Sat, Dec. 17; 8.30 0.m. President Coolidge ....Sat., Dec. 17.

G.P.O. and K.P.O.

.Dec. 17, 3 p.m.. Parcelz, Reg ....Dec. 17, 415 pm.

.....Dec. 17, 5 pm.. Soochow ....Sat, Dec. 17, 3.30 pm. Sunday

Sua., Dec. 16, 0a.m.

Ord...

Talang

Monday

Airways Imperial Airways Plane London,

Mon, Dec. 10. K.P.O.

Ber

.....Doc. 19, 5 p.m..

Ord.

....Dec. 19, 5.30 pm.

G.P.Q

Reg.

.Dec. 19, 5 pan.

Ord.

Reg.

Ord

Rea.

Ord.

KP.O

J. ULLMANN & Co.

Established 1860

Déc. 19, 7 p.m.

Mon, Dec. 19.

Air Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- Imperial Airways. Flane

iralla by "Imperial Airways Direct Bervloedne Sydney. 20th December.

Holhow and Pakhol Fort Bayard and Halphong

∙Bwatow, Foochow and #lenisin

Shangbai and Japan

Amoy

Tuesday

.Dec. 19, p.m. Dec. 19, 5.38, p.m. G.P.O.

Des. 19, 5 p.m. ..Dec. 17. p.m.

Klungshow...Tues, Dec. 20, 8.30 am.. Kwangtung -Tues, Dec. 20, Noan. Jean Dupula.......Tues., Déc. 20, 2 p.m. Wednesday

Hunan.....Wed, Dec. 31, 8.30 a.m.. Jeup Laborde Wed, Dec. 21; 3.30/p.m. Tainan Wed, Dec. 21, 3.30 p.mmā.

Chater Road

Hongkong.

Swatow

Dec. May July

51/51%

524/024%

.15. 23

175 Nom,

Mauricio

.63%

Suyoc Consol

.P. .19

.

100

Parcnles

P. 49 Sa,

Consolidated Mines 0033

.63

LANDS

San Maurielo 1,72

United Paracates 48

.2811

Hotels

$6.70 b.

50/50% 52%/53 534/5334

Lands

$35% b.

Zoong Sings, Sh.

T.T. Batavia

53

Lands...

.4% deb. 107.

Wing On Textiles, Sh.

T.T. Bangkok

149

Sh. $0.40 u.

MISC.

T.T. Saigon

100%

Humphreys

30 8.

Entertainments

.10.05

$5 b.

Constructions

01/01

.71%

$90 n.

Vibro Piling

$24 n. $40 a.

.$0.30 b. $145. $7 n.

03/03%

.1374

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925

1/0

G$ Bonds

72% n.

4 m/s D/p

do.

4 m/s L/C USA.

4 m/ France

30 da India

1/31 1/3.5/32 .20

11.50 .84

Star Ferries

Y. Ferries (old)

Y. Ferries, (new)

Chino Light (old)